New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-06-22
DOWN ON THE ALDERMEN.
n,c ,.wyERs KNOW ALL ABOUT THEM


.r,cvvryHAs NO DOUBT REGARDING THEIR
.cuoy-Yx-MAYoR EDISON TEsTiFlEs.
p,,,dne ND big law case seems much ike puhdihs
80 lot of material Is dumped together and then
me rorkmen 20 over pick out what they want REJECT
,h. rubbsh and erect the eice. So yesterday morning
An the sharp lot Of documentary brick anu mortar
vas dumped down before the meek and patient jury
When the lawyers 80 work on it, rake 1t over put 'n
and that together doubt 1t will all contribute goou
deal to make the evidence nj the crime put 'ha'
was not in its crude state Of particularly damaging
charactar NAV be inferred from the fact that Sharp IN
stead of being overcome with shame and CONFUSION a'
the mass of evidence accumulatng against nun,
Numbered peacefully while much OF II was Dehs Peu
up before the jury -, DO
hut while Sharp dozed his lawyers were wde awaAo'
OF course Mr. stckney objected and protested put na
nr he coudut stop he undertook TO facilitate matters
by entering into an arrangement with Judge bafe''
whereby he merely nodded when he wished an o''oo'
tlon noted and exception taken mus the Phns w
Of documentary evidence went on without interruption
Captain rwomey city clerk, was the only witness AZ
the morning session He told what he knew about INC
o A. H. special meeting in the Adermanic ehanDe' ~
which the Broadway franchise was granted. de Knew
nothipe ct 1t until about quarter to cocA on 'n
noruine Alderman Fullgraf called al MS mousse anu
informed hun OF II. Reading Clerk Moioney h~huo1 MN
the call for the meeting with the signatures a'
ten minutes TO o. so that he had ten minutes III "hch "
necessary notices and gave them TO Mconey Whether
Mooney had mailed before or after the meeting he
didn't know He had been told that he had mailed them
after the meeting After the meeting had been under
wav some little time lie noticed that the doors were
because some outside shook the door, He at
once ordered the doors to he opened because ne knew
that the Board could not legally hold meeting for the
transaction OF public business secret But before the
doors were opened resolution which has given rise to
all the subse qucnt trouble passed..
ADMITTING THAT THE ALDERMEN WERE BAD.
Mr. Nicoll then began reading the Mayors veto
message and documents Mr. Stckney objected on
the ground that 1t had nothing to do with SHARP
ave have nothing say in behalf of these Aldermen
he said There s doubt 10 the quality of their
action"
had hoped" replied Mr.. Nicon, that it would be
admitted before got through the trial that the Alder
men corrupted"
"Oh." responded Mr.. stickney, tartly, Everybody
who has idea about the subject knows that"
Mr. Nco opened wide his blue eyes, elected long
"Oh that spoke Volumes and cast upon Mt stckneya
glance full of broherly love, which, however Mr. stck
ney did return ia kind. 1t will be remembered that
Mr. sckney said after the trial began that the dc
fence might acknowledge at some stage Of the proceed
Dgs that the Aldermen corrupt but he would not
base that admission any evidence given by fuigran
Il apparent that the defence will not enceavor 10 clear
sharp by trying to clear the Aldermen They have some
plan which will let the Aldermen sink under tie charges
Or bribery, out soAenOW onarp aio"' a9 '"O
offending victim of conspiracy or al altogether lhno
cent man Nj seey protested that no evidence c lao e
The District Attornoy in his opening he said
assured us that sharp was the head anu iron, Oh r
Judge Nelson made little speech IN support vi tne
objection but Judge Barrett ruled ina, al she wep
tho Mayors veto, the second application vi the broau
way Surface Company for franchise the report OF lhe
First Mr.. Nicon read some Of it When he , tired
fine voice TO inject some life into the proceed
ings But he too soon suecumbed 10 the soporc char
acier of the documents. and then Mr. Marne TOOK ms
innings at it. His defamation was line al rsI Dut II
degenerated into monotone. But ne stueH
bravey to 1t until the hour for recess came nucn " Tue
Mr. Nicon went on reading the proceedings Of the
Board the resumed alter recess ana lheh
proposed to put in statement showing the oss re-
t. prove what valuable franchise 1t The $4,000
Year and cent on the receipts paid 10 me cry was
It's lad nothing Whatever to do with the present
and the Judge agreed with him and ruled 1t out
OBTAINING THE PRoPEGTY-owNERs' CONSENT.
George b. Powell, mechanical engineer, said he
engaged a canyasser 10 obtain the consent OF
majority OF the property-owncrs on broadway to the
Broadway Surface road lie began on May and worked
for about three He reported to Mr.. Sharp that
he could get the consent of the requisite number OF
property-owners opposite the CITY Hall Park ana Mr.
Sharp told him he might offer them stock In the road
This Of assistance but even then he failed to get
majority OF the property In favor OF tIe ROAD
Robinson scri6ncr 4 Bright three four times day
there. lie generally reported to Mr. sGary He had
seen Aooney the reading CLERK o. ns 6Iad nS al
seen him III conversation with sharp, Foshay, Kerr,
Disbecker aud others Once he entered tie room when
Moloney and the men named were Ia conversation, and
tue conversation was Immediately suspended. ON
August ls 1854 the evening OF the day on which the
sharp at door OF the Fifth Avenue Hotel. They
went inside and sat down. ~
Ye asked him what he thought the Board would do IN re-
sd he say Aro as beet my Isi sSss
QDd he that h. had n1ed The Board Or tnst he bad
The word nSed That hIsd Itself IN my nina
eoa give s lay dossn Tors great
Of talk ~ the time CT bribery and fixing and the general la
MI sckney interrupted these observations and Judge
Barrett sustained his objection. Mr. Nicol then carried
the recollection Of witness another conversation
which he had with Sharp after the Aldermen had passed
= see article in the papers Which say: ths. the
replied with all oath that 1t was nonsense" -.
Mr. Nicoll asked If he said 1t with smile ana TINS lea
down pitiiu point when they resoric to evidence
OF smile His Honor saw no Objection TO the evidence
whether Mr. Sharp smiled or not Mr. Ncol gave him
his testimony Oh the point before the Senate Committee
and Mr. stichney jumped upto prevent the witness nom
giving word OF 1t TO the jury Mr. NicoL also walked
ny TO the witness chair. ana between the two there %ns
considerable 2cement to the evidence OF the smile
Witness slipped the observation that he had testified
eant smile TO this MIR saciney Objected and tie
Judge told the witness 70 tell the story ali over again
FROM his present recollections. Witness said:
Well when told him what the newspapers said he said II
BANKED nonsense, aud hi, though
all OF course no might have smiled the least bit
don't recoeet whether he smiled or not MI Conkng
digging big hole for Mr. Sharp and .
Mr. Stlckney nsst ed that the last observation should
DO eliminated aud Judge Barrett. with smile, agreed
with him.
Corporation Counsel Lacopbe called to the stand,
and idence about the Lyddy injunction and
the Injunction taken by the Mayor against the Board OF
Aldermen. lie did not know how the Lyddy Injunction
came to be dissolved MT Lncombe the stand for
about twenty minutes. and his evidence IN clear
aud logical that positively refreshing. A.
its close Judge Barrett said: Thank you for speaking
that could all hear You are the first witness that
has done TO day. -
ExMayor Edison told again the story Of bis vetoof
the franchise aud Mr. Parsons cross examined him with
the object OF showing be Influenced in making
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